ATLANTA, Georgia, March 26 -- The American College of Rheumatology issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) today expressed strong support for several key measures included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget. The budget allocates crucial funding to the Department of Defense's Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) for research on arthritis risks, outcomes, and treatments among service members; secures a significant fund  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 26 -- The Council for Quality Growth issued the following news release: The Council for Quality Growth, in partnership with Rockdale County Government, will host the 2024 State of Rockdale County Address on March 28, 2024 at 8:00 AM at the Rockdale County Auditorium in Conyers. The breakfast program, presented by Atlas and Volkert, will feature an annual address from the Chairman of Rockdale County's Board of Commissioners, Oz Nesbitt, Sr. Over 300 Council and Chamber me  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 26 -- City of Hope issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: To bolster its treatment of blood cancers, City of Hope(R), one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, today announced the launch of its Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) and Cell Therapy Program at City of Hope Cancer Center Atlanta. A pioneer in BMT, City of Hope has one of the largest and most successful transplant programs of its kind in the United S  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 26 -- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences issued the following news release: Four INFORMS members have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Antonio Conejo is a professor in integrated systems engineering at The Ohio State University. Martha Grabowski is the McDevitt Distinguished Chair in Information Systems, Information Systems Program Director and professor of information systems in the Madden College of Business a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 26 -- The Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry issued the following news release: TAPPI is pleased to announce it will bestow the title of Fellow on 11 members, and also name three individuals as this year's recipients of the Young Professional of the Year awards. Fellow is an honorary title bestowed upon a small percentage of TAPPI's membership and is given to individuals who have made extraordinary technical or service contributions to the industry and  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 26 -- VoteVets issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The largest progressive group of Veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Shawn Harris to be the next Member of Congress from Georgia's 14th congressional district. "In these unprecedented times, people like Shawn, and his background and experiences - from his military service to ranching - are the exact kind of people we need in Congress," said Travis Tazelaar, Political Director of VoteVe  more